[EL] 2012 presidential spending by corps and unions

Tue Nov 13 14:03:02 PST 2012

We won't get updates to their spending until the post-general reports are
filed December 6, but you can view their summary figures and profiles here:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/index.php

Sheila

On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:54 PM, <JBoppjr at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> What is the latest on Romney and Obama's spending?
>
> Also, how much money did the media spend on influencing the election?  Jim
>
>  In a message dated 11/13/2012 4:49:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> skrumholz at crp.org writes:
>
> Thanks for the citations. And here are our latest figures for (disclosed)
> contributions to outside spending groups that spent *any *money on the
> 2012 presidential race:
>
>      Viewpt Indiv/Org Business Ideo Labor Other Non-Ideological
> Organization $8,454 $7,500 $0 $0  Non-Ideological Individual  $95,462 $0 $0
> $20,534  Conservative Organization $58,265,484 $7,104,642 $0 $185,000
> Conservative Individual  $212,898,800 $815,997 $0 $18,677,285  Liberal
> Organization $8,381,896 $7,202,242 $55,304,956 $275,500  Liberal
> Individual  $86,264,961 $2,735,718 $34,750 $23,862,216  Total:
> $365,915,057 $17,866,099 $55,339,706 $43,020,535
> If you wish to have these emailed to you in Excel, please let me know. If
> you have questions about the methodology used, please contact CRP
> researcher Robert Maguire at rmaguire at crp.org. We will be adding this
> analysis to the OpenSecrets.org Outside Spending section soon.
>
> Sheila
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> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Beckel, Michael <
> mbeckel at publicintegrity.org> wrote:
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>> Here at the Center for Public Integrity, we did a joint analysis with the
>> Center for Responsive Politics that focused strictly on donors to super
>> PACs. We found that companies had contributed about $75 million to super
>> PACs from their treasuries, while unions contributed about $60 million,
>> through Oct. 17th. Overall, super PACs collectively raised about $660
>> million through that date.
>>
>> That investigation can be found here:
>>
>> http://www.publicintegrity.org/2012/11/02/11689/mystery-firm-elections-top-corporate-donor-53-million
>>
>> Seconding what Rick said, both the Center for Responsive Politics and
>> Sunlight Foundation would be good places to look for more detailed numbers.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Michael Beckel
>> Reporter
>> Center for Public Integrity
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>> Subject: Re: [EL] 2012 presidential spending by corps and unions
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>> Here's a great place to start:
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>> http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/index.php
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>> On 11/13/12 9:15 AM, john.k.tanner at gmail.com wrote:
>> > I am interested in those figures as well Sent from my Verizon Wireless
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